Hose case



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l A. RE'D HCS Filed S patented 24, 1926. ,p

UNITED STATES 13597532@ PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR mima. or roarnannfoancon.

` nosa casa.

` application led September 11, .1924. 'Serial No. `'37,1l03.

Thief-invention relates ancre particularly to devices tor'supplying air to automobile tires and water to automobile `radiators. Anobject `or my invention is to provide a1i-enoeedi11igly 'simple and efficient device for dispensingeither rali-r or water in a man# ner which will 'be very convenient ttor the the user and at the saine time safe-'guard the hose against the action lot heat and cold and from being run over on the pavement by pass-ing machines.

A second Aobject is'to so arrange the hose that ift be 'drained automatically when- 'ever it is not in use to a peint which will be beyond the danger of frost;

third object is te so store the :hose

when `not in use that it will hang in a na-tural position witheut having any lstrain placed thereon.

A fourth object is teso construct the part-s that theymay 'he readily reached for repairs. A lit-th 'object is `to provide a spring which will act asV acushi-on tor the hose storing mechanism and also as la valve opener.

Iaocomplish these results in fthe manner set forth in the following `specitcation and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

which:

Figure l `is a isei'tion 'taken through my device ci which Figure 2 is a section alongthe line 2--2 in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 3-3 in Figure l.

Sin'iilarV numbers of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. Referring in detail to the drawing, I have constructed my device in the form of a sheet metal well 10 having an iron angle flange 11 secured around its upper end and a man hole 12 adapted to tightly cover same.

In the bottom 13 of the well 10 I have formed an opening 14 under which is secured a casing 15 which is closed at its lower end 16 and is provided with a flange 17 at its upper end which is secured to the bottom 13 of the well 10. Under the frost line is rovided a water or air supply pipe 18 having a three-way cock 19 Whose side opening is provided with a pipe 20, in which is placed a check valve 21. A pipe 22 from the valve 1,9 Vis provided with aghose coupling 23 to which is securely fastened a hose 24 which loops downwardly into the casing 15 and then upwardly through the cover 12.

A weight in the form of a grooved wheel 25 is placed in the lower portion of the loop in the hose 24 and insures its proper de-4 -scent into the casing 15. In the bottom of the :casing 15 I have placed -a plate 26 to which `is secured a t vertical strap 27 susended :at Aits u 'ver end -b *the lonUr s irai .H Y e P spring 2."A secured at its *upper end to -a .nuit .28 `on the long bolt 29, whose head is above the man-hole cover 12.

`A lever 30 operating vthe `cock 19 lis alttached to the lstra-p- 27 in a manner so that when the plate `26 is resting on the bottom 16 th-atthe cock 19 will `be closed `and that the waiter from the 'hose `24C will be permitted to waste through the pipe 2O and the check valve 21 'liuto asewer or adjacent ground.

.Above the man-hole `cover 12 I have mounted a tubular standard 31 i in which is rotatably mounted a hollow arm 32 whose shoulder rests on the upper edge fof the standard 31. VThe farm 32 is provided with a grooved 'pulley 34 preferably covered by suggested) and draw the hose 211 outt ardly as far mais desired, which ot course causes the pulley 25th. .rise `within the casing 155. The :spring 27A vcauses the strap` 27to rise and fcarrythe lever 32 suflicient-ly tar to open the cock 19 and to permit water to tlow out to the faucet 36 so that by the time the user vcan insert the faucet 36 into the fillerpipe, a supply of water is at hand under the control of the faucet 36 in the customary manner.

When through with the hose the user should carry same back to the arm 32, but if he is of the careless type and merely throws same on the ground7 the weight 23 is sullicient to draw the hose 24 back down into the casing 15 at a suitable speed, and its gathering momentum is checked by the increasing tension on the spring 27A as soon as the wheel 25 engages the plate 26.

If it is desired to increase or decrease this tension it is only necessary to rotate the bolt 29 with a wrench. By using a check valve 21 on the drain'pipe 20 it is evident that water cannot find its way back into the appara-tus when placed in poor locations.

The particular type of faucet employed is unimportant. In Some cases it might be come in Contact with the housing 35 of the arm 32. It must be understood that thel faucet 36 need not Vbe inserted manually 'into the housing 35, but that it will' be brought into position by the pulling action of the hose.

While at first glance it might 'appear that the hose in its travel back and forth might become twisted and prevent the handle of the faucet 36 from entering the housing 35, such is not the case. Care need only be taken to attach the faucet properly to the hose after it is in position.

In warm climates and during seasons of the year where there is no danger from frost it is not necessary to operate the Acoclz 19 every time water Vis drawn from the device. In this event the lever 30 may be discon-` nected, and, if desired, the spring 27A and the strap 27, can be dispensed with and a block of rubber placed in the bottom of the casing l5. l

The advantage of employing the spring, however, resides in its faculty of gradually increasing its resistance to the descent of the wheel 25 as the momentum of the wheel increases. Also it assists somewhat yin starting the wheel 25 in its upward travel when.

drawing out the hose. Y

It will be understood, of course, that this device applies equally well to air and water. In cold "climatesit is especially desirable to cut off the air pressure from the hose when is supplied to keep these parts from freezing.

l do not intend to cover all classes ofhose casings, but l do intend to cover more especi ally one. type in which the hose is suspended within a casing and can be drained automatically to a point below the freezing line when not in use.

lt is, of course, understood that both an air and a water connection may be placed over the saine. man-hole without departing from the spirit of my invention.

TNhatl claim is:

l. The combinationv of a water supply pipe; Va casing around said pipe; a hose attached to said pipe and looped downwardy into said casing; a rotatable hollow arm over the outer end of said hose; a sheave on said varm adapted to guide saidhose through said arr and a lever controlled f i-'-et on said hose adapted to be opened automatically by the weight of said hose and sheave drawing the. lever of said faucet against said arm.

Q. The combination of a. well; a vertical casing opening into the bottom of said well; a water supply pipe opening into said well; a three-way cock on' said pipe; a lever on said cock: a hose coupled to said cock and looped into said casing; a. `weight pulley resting` in the loop of said hose; a strap in said casing having a foot under said pulley and joined to said cock-lever; a spring for raising said strap in a manner to open said cock when said sheave is raised bysaid hose; a turret over the discharge endof said hose; a lever controlled faucet on said hose and an arm on said turret adapted to engage said lever and open said faucet when said hose is drawn into said casing by said weight.

ARTHUR READ.' 

